This year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the nation’s largest single-day food collection, is scheduled for Saturday, May 10. USPS customers are being asked to leave a bag filled with healthful, nonperishable food items next to their mailboxes to be collected by Postal Service employees, who will distribute the donations to local food banks and […]
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My name is Kirk Kern, and I’m the postmaster for Star, NC, a town of about 800 in the central part of the state. When I go home, I like to relax by keeping bees. I had always wanted to have bees. About six years ago, a friend of mine who kept bees got stung […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.35 percent during the week ending May 2, down 0.3 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected May 7. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.67 percent, while Central ranked last with a 97.08 percent rating. Among the […]
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The Postal Service has released a video about its Powwows: Celebrating Native American Culture stamps. The three-minute video features comments from Steven Monteith, the organization’s chief customer and marketing officer; Mateo Romero, a Pueblo Cochiti artist who created the images featured on the stamps; and Kansas Begaye, a Native American recording artist who participated in […]
The Postal Service has opened 96 sorting and delivery centers since 2022 as part of the Delivering for America plan’s $40 billion investment in infrastructure to transform the organization’s network. USPS is opening the doors of these facilities, known as S&DCs, to local news media and employees. Hundreds of employees across the nation have attended […]
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USPS employees may participate in a webinar that will help explain how the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program and Medicare work in retirement. The session, “PSHB and Medicare in Retirement,” will be held Monday, May 12, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a provider of health plans for […]
The National Postal Forum, the mailing and shipping industry’s largest annual conference, grabbed the lion’s share of Link headlines last week. We previewed the weeklong event at the Gaylord Opry Convention Center in Nashville, TN, reported on the keynote address from Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino (including a video of his remarks), and shared news […]
Retail Associate Angela Mertens was driving to the Spivey, KS, Post Office early one morning when something in a field caught her attention. At first she thought it was farm equipment and kept going, but then she decided to turn around and investigate. The Postal Service employee found an empty, wrecked vehicle. A young man […]
Postal Service facilities that are open Sundays should fly the U.S. flag at half-staff on Sunday, May 4, in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. USPS facilities that fly the flag at all times and are closed Sundays should lower the flag to half-staff when the facility closes prior to May 4. Return […]
The Postal Service will release its Goodnight Moon stamps on Friday, May 2. Written by Margaret Wise Brown with artwork by Clement Hurd, “Goodnight Moon” is among the best-selling children’s books of all time. Reflecting philosophical shifts in early childhood education that began in the early 20th century, “Goodnight Moon” revolutionized children’s publishing when it […]
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A special guest stole the show at this week’s National Postal Forum in Nashville, TN: Benjamin Franklin. The first postmaster general was on hand to help USPS get a jump start on its 250th anniversary this summer. In addition to chatting with attendees at the mailing and shipping conference, ol’ Ben also posed for lots […]
“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end. 1. How many mailboxes are located in the Grand Ole Opry Post Office? a) 100 b) 101 c) 1,943 d) 1,974 2. Postal pilots took over airmail service from their Army counterparts […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about the organization’s commuter benefits program, including how to set aside as much as $325 each month on a pretax basis for commuting costs. The session, “Commuter Benefits,” will be held Thursday, May 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Edenred, which […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on mental health. The session, “Coping with Depression and Anxiety,” will be held Thursday, May 8, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the event on the webinar […]
A video of Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino’s keynote address at the 2025 National Postal Forum is now available. Tulino’s remarks, delivered April 28, focus on the Postal Service’s progress in advancing its transformation and modernization strategies, improving service performance, the evolution of its products and services, and its 250-year legacy of supporting American commerce […]
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Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published May 1, explains what social engineering is and the risks it poses to the Postal Service. Updates to the organization’s policies, procedures and forms are also included. Employees can go to usps.com to read and download the latest Postal Bulletin, along with past issues. […]
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In his keynote address on April 28, Acting Postmaster General Doug Tulino spoke to more than 5,000 mailing and shipping professionals at the National Postal Forum in Nashville, TN. He discussed the Postal Service’s progress in advancing its transformation and modernization strategies, improving service performance, the evolution of its products and services, and its 250-year […]
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar on ways to uncover leadership abilities and adopt a leadership mindset. The session, “Taking the Lead,” will be held on Wednesday, May 7, at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from DeVry University will lead the webinar. Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Participation […]
The National Postal Forum, the mailing and shipping industry’s largest annual conference, will be held from Sunday, April 27, through Wednesday, April 30, at the Gaylord Opry Convention Center in Nashville, TN. The conference allows attendees to discover new tools, technologies and services to improve their mailing and shipping operations. Other highlights will include a […]
Membership in the Grand Ole Opry has its privileges, as Link reported last week. Every current member of the Nashville institution has their own mailbox backstage — a tradition carried over from the Ryman Auditorium, which housed the Opry from 1943-1974. “The mailboxes are one my favorite spots in the Opry House and it’s a […]
By 1875, the Post Office Department was firmly ensconced both at home and abroad, having become part of the executive branch in 1872 and a founding member of the General Postal Union (now the Universal Postal Union) in 1874. The 1880s were a time of big gains for letter carriers, who helped deliver wins for […]
Rural Carrier Jeffrey Ballenger was on his route in Belleville, IL, recently when he noticed mail accumulating in a customer’s mailbox. The customer, a 93-year-old veteran, usually picked up his mail every day. Ballenger knocked on the man’s front door but got no response. The Postal Service employee then shared his concern with the customer’s […]
The Postal Service has released a special image the organization will use to celebrate its 250th anniversary. Known as Eagle in Flight, the image was designed in collaboration with the Turner Duckworth branding agency and is meant to symbolize the organization’s past, present and future. On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established “a […]
The Postal Service will release its Powwows: Celebrating Native American Culture stamps on Friday, April 25. Powwows are gatherings where Indigenous people celebrate through music, dance, art, pageantry and prayer. They also provide opportunities to socialize and introduce younger generations to tribal customs. Powwows open with a grand entry parade with Native veterans, tribal elders, […]
My name is Ron Lantz and I’m a mail processing clerk at the Pittsburgh Network Distribution Center in Warrendale, PA. When I’m not at work, I’m known as Rockin’ Ron. I’m one of the lead singers and bass guitarists for a band called the Honky Tonk Heroes. One of my fellow bandmates is Tony Lang, […]
A snapshot of Postal Service scanning data shows the national rating was 97.25 percent during the week ending April 18, down 0.23 percent from one week earlier. The data was collected April 23. WestPac led the four areas with a rating of 97.65 percent, while Central ranked last with a 97.07 percent rating. Among the […]
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As Easter approached, Link brought you the story of a high school physics teacher who is well known in the town of Montoursville, PA, for his assignment requiring students to mail an egg. The project requires students to package a raw egg for safe delivery through the U.S. Mail and provides lessons in both physics […]
While delivering mail in Bristol, NH, recently, Letter Carrier Ryan Dillon saw a speeding truck hit another truck while passing on a nearby road. The speeding vehicle then ran a stop sign, narrowly avoiding pedestrians and traffic before crashing into a church. The driver was thrown from the truck and was badly injured. Dillon, who […]
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The Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association (NRLCA) have reached a tentative negotiated agreement. Upon ratification by the union membership, which will take several weeks, the agreement will run through May 20, 2027. “This agreement is economically responsible, fair to our employees and serves the best interest of our customers,” said Acting […]
A physics project at a Pennsylvania high school teaches students about the concept of freefalling — but it also instills a valuable lesson in how to use the U.S. Mail. During the past 30 years, teacher Ted Barbour’s egg mail design project has become well-known in Montoursville, a town of 4,700 in the north-central […]